PROS
Jazz’s place was bright and cozy.
It is a bit away from the city centre, but you can just take the condo’s shuttle to Punawithi station if you’re interested in visiting the asok, nana, or Siam area (all have BTS stops).
I walked to the BTS as it’s an easy 12 minute stroll.
There’s a great vegan restaurant close by (20 minute walk) called May Veggie Home that I highly recommend, whether you are vegan or not.
The bed was very comfortable, the shower was hot with decent pressure, and I could sign into my Netflix account on the television.
There is also a swimming pool which is great after a day of walking around in the oppressive heat.
The evenings and all through the night were silent-which I really appreciate being that Bangkok is such a big city full of life.
There’s a washing machine on the small balcony which is an excellent added bonus, and of course a drying rack, because who needs a dryer in this weather?
CONS
I work out regularly, so I always book a place with a gym. Unfortunately this particular gym doesn’t have barbells or dumbbells :( and it is quite cramped.
It does however have an elliptical machine, stationary bicycle, and lat a pulldown.
Jazz’s unit has a set of 3kg dumbbells and a single 5kg dumbbell. I made due during my five nights here, but it would have definitely better with a gym that had a variety of weights.
The kitchen has no kettle, so I boiled water in the wok on the burner.
The kitchen is without a garbage bin that apparently went missing after the last guest left? There are also no bags for waste, so I used the bathroom bin and I was expected to provide my own plastic bags from grocery shopping, but I have reusable bags, so it kind of defeats the purpose of abstaining from buying more plastic.
*Just a friendly suggestion*
I feel it would be a good idea to provide extra bags (biodegradable if you don’t want to buy plastic) under the kitchen sink so guests don’t have to buy their own.
All in all I had a pleasant stay. I am familiar with Bangkok, and I know my way around, so being situated in bang chak wasn’t an issue for me. I always love discovering new areas of such a huge city.